Reproduction
This species is oviparous. In aquaria at least, spawning takes place in the morning, with small numbers of eggs being deposited among plants. The eggs are about 3.5 mm in diameter and are attached to plant leaves with sticky threads about 20 mm long. The eggs take ten days to hatch, at which point the fry are almost 12 mm long. At this point they will eat small live foods including week-old labyrinth fish.
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